Supporters' Shield

The Supporters' Shield is an award given to the MLS team that had the most points in the regular season. It was first given out in 1999 and has since been seen as a major trophy. Before 1999, the winners of the regular season won nothing but a spot in the MLS Cup semifinals.

Winners

1996: Tampa Bay Mutiny 1997: D.C. United 1998: Los Angeles Galaxy 1999: D.C. United 2000: Kansas City Wizards 2001: Miami Fusion 2002: Los Angeles Galaxy 2003: Chicago Fire 2004: Columbus Crew 2005: San Jose Earthquakes 2006: D.C. United

2007: D.C. United 2008: Columbus Crew 2009: Columbus Crew 2010: Los Angeles Galaxy 2011: Los Angeles Galaxy 2012: San Jose Earthquakes 2013: New York Red Bulls 2014: Seattle Sounders 2015: New York Red Bulls 2016: FC Dallas 2017: Toronto F.C.

2018: New York Red Bulls 2019: Los Angeles FC 2020: Philadelphia Union 2021: New England Revolution 2022: Los Angeles FC 2023: FC Cincinnati 2024: Inter Miami

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